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I have more praises than criticisms for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's (LW) National Day Rally. He covered many issues and among them, the extra 10 weeks of shared newborn leave, involuntarily unemployed persons getting up to $6,000/ over 6 months and changes to the Education Gifted Programme for primary schools etc. In this... 

More Singaporeans eligible to vote in next General Election (GE)- CNA online 22 July 2024. There are a total of 2,715,187 registered voters, an increase from 2,709,407 voters eligible to cast their ballots in the 2023 Presidential Election. It is clear that the bulk of the increase in registered voters comes from new citizens.... 

I am known to be a Democratic Socialist. Democracy comes before Socialism. Traditionally, people regard us as "Leftist" or "Center-Left" politically. In recent years, more people come up to me and ask me whether I am a "Woke". They thought all leftists are Woke. They are mistaken. Interestingly, somehow, people start to identify...